Precision Helper is a tool for creating and managing help projects. It focuses on the organization of existing html files, xml files, scripts, images and other resources so that the help author has the best overview of the project.
The program works natively with the Microsoft HTML Help projects format (HHP) and can publish to the CHM, WebHelp, ePUB (e-book), PDF, and the single html document formats.
Precision Helper is designed for advanced developers and authors, but provides a user-friendly environment accessible to beginners.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft HTML Help Workshop (for compiling into the CHM format) |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the "Portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PrecisionHelper.exe. |
What's new? |
See: http://www.be-precision.com/products/precision-helper/changelog.php |
Be forewarned: PrecisionHelper can't create help files without "Microsoft Html Help Workshop" but instructions for its download and portable install are nowhere to be found.
v2.0.1.7
*NOTE: both direct and website link are to current version "v2.0.1.7",
* Still needs 2001 "Auto subtopics table of contents" add-on manually added
v1.1.1.27
2011 add-on never built in, "Auto subtopics table of contents"
Here is manual download on "extras/beta" page:
http://www.be-precision.com/products/precision-helper/betas.php
A new extension - Auto subtopics table of contents
Release date: 19.10.2011
This extension allows you to automatically create a table of content of currently edited topic. It inserts a list of subtopics at the cursor position in a topic source editor. This is a fully formatted unordered list with anchors and subtopic titles. Extension can be executed via context menu or by code completion function.
To install this extension, simply copy the contents of downloaded archive into the "Extras" folder and restart Precision Helper.
"Extras" folder is located in application data folder of Precision Helper product.
For default installation on Windows 2000/XP it is a folder:
"C:\Documents and Settings\%UserName%\AppData\Precision\precisionhelper\Extras\"
For default installation on Windows Vista (and newer) it is a folder:
"C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Precision\precisionhelper\Extras\"
v1.1.1.27
There's a portable Precision Helper v2.0 RC2 available for download from the website...
v1.1.1.27
@Midas: Good catch -- I added a link to the entry under Dependencies.
v2.0.1.7